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Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

metirish Jan 21 2013 10:58 AM

"@Mets: The #Mets have signed LHP Pedro Feliciano to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league Spring Training." "@Mets: After missing the last 2 years, Feliciano had a 1.23 ERA in 7 relief games in Puerto Rican Winter League this season."

TransMonk Jan 21 2013 11:00 AM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

Nice...I wish him the best.

metirish Jan 21 2013 11:01 AM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

Pedro never did play for the MFYs right?

TransMonk Jan 21 2013 11:14 AM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

Not an inning. Yankee in paycheck only.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 21 2013 11:19 AM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

That is the fucking greatest.

Edgy MD Jan 21 2013 11:29 AM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

Such fucking great news.

Frayed Knot Jan 21 2013 11:32 AM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

Several times Pedro has gone away but has yet to play for another MLB team during those absences. Perpetual Pedro indeed. I just hope his winter league team didn't over-use him. Maybe that's something we should check with Cashman about.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 21 2013 11:35 AM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

Great! Someone should go and tell the team seamstress to embroioder another pennant. Is Skip Lockwood also on the market?

Swan Swan H Jan 21 2013 11:54 AM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

The Prodigal Loogy.

Farmer Ted Jan 21 2013 12:04 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

25, 39, or 55?

Swan Swan H Jan 21 2013 12:11 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

Farmer Ted wrote: 25, 39, or 55? Hrm.... If he comes to camp they probably won't 'insult' him with a usual NRI number. 55 is the only one of his previous numbers that's not issued, but if you average those three numbers it comes to 39.6667, which rounds up to 40, which is open.

themetfairy Jan 21 2013 12:44 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

Welcome home Pedro!

Frayed Knot Jan 21 2013 02:13 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

Farmer Ted wrote: 25, 39, or 55? I think he's 55 at this point, or maybe even a bit older.

smg58 Jan 21 2013 03:08 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

I have no idea what he has in the tank, but if he makes the club I'd welcome him back with open arms.

seawolf17 Jan 21 2013 03:18 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

Gotta find a way to get him onto the active roster at some point. Great story.

smg58 Jan 21 2013 05:38 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

He had all of 16 innings between the minors and the Puerto Rican winter league. Obviously it's a short sample and he did give up two home runs in that stretch, but overall his numbers looked all right. There doesn't appear to be an obstacle to him coming to ST ready to pitch. I bet he'll be at least as good as Byrdak has been the past two years.

Ceetar Jan 21 2013 05:47 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

smg58 wrote: He had all of 16 innings between the minors and the Puerto Rican winter league. Obviously it's a short sample and he did give up two home runs in that stretch, but overall his numbers looked all right. There doesn't appear to be an obstacle to him coming to ST ready to pitch. I bet he'll be at least as good as Byrdak has been the past two years. Byrdak's been pretty good. Not saying Pedro can't be better, but I heard someone say he was only clocking 86ish in the winter leagues.

Ashie62 Jan 21 2013 05:54 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

Good news indeed!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 21 2013 09:23 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 21 2013 09:28 PM

Bobblehead Day? Bobblehead Day. Swan Swan H wrote: Farmer Ted wrote: 25, 39, or 55? Hrm.... If he comes to camp they probably won't 'insult' him with a usual NRI number. 55 is the only one of his previous numbers that's not issued, but if you average those three numbers it comes to 39.6667, which rounds up to 40, which is open. 25? And, hell if it IS taken, just toss some of that found MFY money the kid's way, and take back what's yers, PeteyDos.

MFS62 Jan 21 2013 09:27 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

I had sensed a disturbance in The Force the past two years. The feeling is now gone. Things have returned to as they should be. Later

Vic Sage Jan 21 2013 09:47 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

Pedro's triple happiness... he gets a fat check from the Yanks, doesn't give them an inning, then comes home. cool beans.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 21 2013 11:33 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

CORRECTION: "Quadruple happiness"-- the compensation pick that his signing brought us got budding stud Michael Fulmer. God Bless P-Dos.

Edgy MD Jan 22 2013 06:20 AM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

[list]#11 – RHP Michael Fulmer What I Thought: I liked Fulmer’s size, build and raw stuff (an average or better fastball, and the ability to spin a breaking ball) in a brief viewing in the Gulf Coast League in 2011. Reality: The Mets challenged Fulmer with an opening day assignment to Savannah and he responded very well, improving over the course of the year against older competition. Pitching Coach Frank Viola raved about Fulmer’s aptitude, work ethic and maturity from day one. His fastball at 93-95 mph, ate up SAL hitters. He and Viola prioritized working on his slider over the curveball. As the year went on, scouts’ grades on the pitch inched upward. He started throwing his changeup more, although it tended towards too firm. He made some mechanical adjustments, tucking his front hip, to give him better tempo and timing in his delivery. Stock: UP. [/list:u] Plus, from Amazin' Avenue: [list]4. RHP Michael Fulmer — Drafted by the Mets in the first round of the 2011 MLB Amateur Draft. The 19-year old from Oklahoma was nothing short of spectacular in his first full pro season, posting the fourth-lowest ERA as well as the third-lowest opponent average among qualified starters in the SAL. Oh, and did I mention he was among the five youngest players in the circuit for most of the season? Utilizing a special fastball that works in the low-to-mid 90s — and even touched 97-98 MPH at times — Fulmer overpowered hitters who were on average two years his senior. What's more, the further development of a sharp, mid-80s slider gave him a second potential plus-pitch and an excellent put-away option. The dynamic mix of stuff, youth, and success makes the 6'3", 200 lbs righty one of the biggest stories in the system in 2012 and one of it's best prospects going forward.[/list:u] Sometimes, bad-ass Texan righthanders come from Oklahoma.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 22 2013 01:44 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

How the Mets ripped off the Yankees and got Pedro Feliciano back, too By Howard Megdal 10:13 am Jan. 22, 2013 The rivalry between the Mets and the Yankees isn't really much of a rivalry. Whether measured by on-field victories, playoff appearances or profit margin, the Yankees have absolutely trounced the Mets over the past few years, by even a greater margin than the historically great gap between the two teams. But chalk one up for the Mets, even if it's a modest one: Pedro Feliciano signed a minor league deal with them Monday, and earned an invitation to spring training. Feliciano was a useful left-handed reliever for the Mets, once Rick Peterson convinced him to start throwing at a three-quarter angle. But the Mets, who had used Feliciano as a lefty complement to Chad Bradford in their high-water season of 2006, came to rely on him more and more. He pitched 78 games in 2007, then an M.L.B.-high and team record 86 games in 2008. Records were meant to be broken, though; Feliciano pitched in 88 games in 2009, and 92 games in 2010. All three were league highs. And for good measure, he pitched in winter ball during all three offseasons, along with the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Following the 2010 season, Feliciano was a free agent. The Mets in no financial position to bring him back, and it didn't make much sense for them to do so. Feliciano was, clearly, a pitcher at or near his sell-by date. He was also the best lefty specialist in baseball, and for the Yankees, worth the risk of a two-year, $8 million contract. The Yankees got a lefty specialist they needed; the Mets got a draft pick as compensation for losing Feliciano. They signed Tim Byrdak, at a fraction of the cost, to take Feliciano's role. (Then they overused Byrdak, too.) That the exchange would be one-sided became clear almost immediately. Feliciano came up hurt in 2011 spring training; immediately, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman complained about the extent to which the Mets had overused Feliciano, as if his pitching record had been some kind of secret. The Mets, to their credit, I guess, also acknowledged overusing Feliciano, and claimed that was the reason they hadn't re-signed him. Feliciano said he'd be fine, and vowed revenge. He never got it; Feliciano hasn't pitched for the past two years in the major leagues, thanks to a damaged shoulder requiring surgery. He attempted to return late last year for the Yankees, but never approached minimally acceptable velocity in minor league rehab stints. Amazingly, despite missing two of the past five seasons, Feliciano ranks 15th among relievers in appearances over that time. So the Mets, with gaping holes in their bullpen, will bring Feliciano in for little money and see if he has anything left. If he does, the Mets can employ a once-elite reliever on the cheap, the only kind of player they can afford these days, and Feliciano can prove himself healthy to earn another big pay day next winter. As for that draft pick the Mets received, they used it on Michael Fulmer, a 6'3", right-handed starting pitcher, who just completed a tremendous season for Single-A Savannah. Fulmer is considered one of the team's brightest prospects. If Feliciano can provide more value to the Mets in 2013, while Fulmer makes the jump to Double-A this season ahead of possibly helping the Mets in 2014, their mugging of the Yankees will be complete. This season, the Yankees stand a good chance of returning to the playoffs, the Mets stand almost none. Mets fans should savor victories of any size, even when they're no bigger than Pedro Feliciano. http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/s ... o-back-too

Edgy MD Jan 22 2013 01:55 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

Howard Megdal, ladies and gents. Joylessly promoting joy.

G-Fafif Jan 22 2013 03:34 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

"If Colonel North ripped off the Ayatollah and took $30 million and gave it to the contras, then God bless Colonel North!" The Pedro Fleeceiano'ing of the MFYs sort of feels like Pat Buchanan's rationalization for Iran-Contra. Except legal.

G-Fafif Jan 22 2013 03:38 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Great! Someone should go and tell the team seamstress to embroioder another pennant. I'm picturing a lonely lady getting up there in years hoping the arthritis that's kicked in since her last assignment more than a dozen years ago doesn't betray her when Fred Wilpon's office finally phones.

Kong76 Jan 22 2013 06:39 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Great! Someone should go and tell the team seamstress to embroioder another pennant. Seamstresses generally don't embroider, but good one anyway.

MFS62 Jan 22 2013 09:35 PM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

Pedro's two year contract with the MFYs: $8 million. The fact that he never pitched a single inning for the MFY's money: Priceless. Later

Edgy MD Mar 25 2013 06:39 AM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

Feliciano sent to AAA, considering opting out.

The Second Spitter Mar 25 2013 06:47 AM Re: Pedro Feliciano coming home.....hopefully

That’s a shame, I was looking forward to him striking out Ike Davis in batting practice, pointing to the sky, and jumping up and down on the mound for Dan Warthen. I’m kinda embarrassed this is a meme on the SGC scene and not in the US baseball community.